Placement Experience and Standards for Practice

Project 2
Placement Experience and Standards for Practice
Guidelines
Introduction
Work placement is a period in which an individual or group is involved in doing the work under
supervision where they have been provided with an opportunity to experience working on specific
role in organisation. The work experience placement is a temporary role in which people who are
looking for a job in any specific field to gain practical experience. Australian nursing standards are
being implemented by government which needs to be followed by registered nurse and every
nursing associated who is included in the process. They all need to abide by rules and regulations
which is been provided by government. All rules and regulations needs to be followed by nurses.
Present report will lay emphasis on experience from a previous professional placement. It will also
lay focus on Impact to patient if RN Professional Standard criteria are neglected or not adhered.
Describe an experience from a previous professional placement
My previous placement was in stroke ward. I was dealing with patients who have recently suffered
stroke. At first I was really nervous as the patients seem tired and they were also having difficulty to
breathe. This case scenario presents a patient with acute ischemic cerebrovascular accident
(CVA) and who has recently suffered from ischaemic stroke. The patient was going through
medication administration. In this medicines related to CVA was been given to patient because of
which adverse effect was been faced. I became anxious and stressed about how to handle patients
suffering because of side effects of medication. Patient was 65 years old, whose fictitious name was
John. Patient was going through multiple comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes,
dyslipidemia, and smoking history, which put him at a higher risk for developing cardiovascular
disease. This can be because of side effects of medication given for CVA. This has assisted me in
enhancing health outcome of patients. I also made use of effective communication skills so that
better relationship can be developed with patient, by this I was been able to analyse patients’ needs

and wants. I was also being involved in taking holistic care of patient. I have well prepared by
documents so that during the time of discharge patients face no issue. I have made sure that while
treating patients, I keep my personal and professional life separated. I was being involved in making
sure that cultural aspects and dignity of patients was been maintained.
Australian Registered Nurse Professional Nursing Standards
According to Nursing and midwifery Board of Australia, (2016) the registered nursing professional
standards works on various principles which needs to be followed by those individuals who are
acting as RN. There are basically seven principles which must be taken into consideration. The above
experience matches the nursing standard 2.2 and 6.1. The standard 2.2 provides detail that
registered nurse is been engaged in communicating effectively by taking care of the person belief,
dignity and culture.
In standard 6.1 provides comprehensive safe, quality practice to achieve agreed goals and outcomes
that are responsive to the nursing needs of people. This principle was being used by registered nurse
in stroke ward. The nurses are being held accountable for their action, the care provided by them.
They are also held accountable for the decisions which is being made by them. Main reason of this is
because patient’s life is based on decisions that are being taken by them. According to the standard
while performing in stroke ward, they must be engaged in analysing and critically evaluating the
quality practice. They also must be involved in developing the practices through experiences,
feelings and knowledge of others. This will assist nurses in making sure that better practices are
being adopted by them. During the nursing placement time and while dealing with John nurses
made sure that the culture belief of the patient was maintained. They must be engaged in ensuring
that the cultural sentiments of service users are not being hurt. This has enhanced the quality and
well-being of patients.
Nurses should also be involved in making use of ethical frameworks. This will assist them in making
sure that better practices are implemented within the work placement. In the view of Barnable,
Cunning & Parcon, M. (2018) as a registered nurse who are been involved in working in stroke ward,
and was admitted for medication administration were involved in keeping the documentation of
patient John upgraded and also better actions and decision needs to be taken. All these nursing
standards given by Australian board must be followed by registered nurse. These standards must not
be neglected and all of them needs to be followed. Registered nurse must make sure that
therapeutic and professional relationship is being established by them. These standards were
followed while treating John, so that feeling of general trust is been created by them. Although
registered nurse must make sure that personal relationship and professional relationship are kept
aside. They must work by following ethical code of conduct. There must be effective communication

between patient and registered nurse. They also need to ensure that needs and wants of patients
are being analysed by them, so that better services are being provided to patient. This will assist
registered nurses in enhancing well-being and quality of life of patients. In the registered nurse are
also provided with responsibility to foster culture of safety. Nurses also needs to be involved in
making use of the person centred approach. They must make sure that nurses are been engaged in
providing holistic care. In this registered nurse can also be involved in advocating in behalf of
patient.
As a registered nurse while treating John, make sure that personal data of patient is kept
confidential. This has assisted in implementing the trust between the patients. It has also been
analysed that delegation and supervision must be done by registered nurse so that better
professional relationship is being implemented. Collaborative practices can also be used by nurses.
This will assist them in making use of better strategies so that patient health outcome can be
enhanced. It has also been analysed that if required registered nurse also needs to be involved in
making use of evidence based practice. This will assist them in making sure that well-being and
health outcome of patient is been enhanced. It has also been analysed that timely and direct
supervision is been given to patient. Decisions must be taken by them by considering patients and
also their family must be taken into consideration. This will allow them in improvising well-being of
patient. It will assist in making sure that better care is provided to patient.
In the opinion of Gabrielsson, Eriksson & Godskesen, (2020) the registered nurse standard of
practice are being designed for RN’s across all the areas of practice. The RN’s who are working in
stroke ward needs to be involved in providing the education and knowledge to patients related to
disease. They must be engaged in making sure that patients are well aware of early signs and
symptoms of disease. This will assist them in improvising well-being. This will assist them in
enhancing the others control over health. Registered nurse can also be involved in making use of the
lifelong learning approach where they are being involved in professional development of self and
others. In this they should also be engaged in taking accountability and responsibility for their own
decisions. It has also been analysed that various Australian nursing standard has provided the details
that registered nurses must be involved in conducting the assessment which are holistic in nature.
They must also be involved in doing the risk assessment so that no harm is been faced by patients
(West, (2020).
As a registered nurse, make sure that these standards are not being neglected. Registered nurses
can also be involved in analysing the factors which can affect health and well-being of people
(Schmidt et.al., (2017). This has assisted in making sure that quality of life of patients is being
improved. It has also been analysed that nurses should also be engaged in making sure that no